During bond hearings Friday at the Pope County Detention Center, additional officers were in place to deal with a potential outlash from an inmate accused of battery and terroristic threats against a law enforcement officer.

Joseph Sufleta, 32, allegedly assaulted a Pope County Sheriff’s deputy after lying to the deputy about his name. According to a police report, when the deputy attempted to take Sufleta into custody, he resisted being handcuffed and other officers had to assist in subduing him. Sufleta claimed police assaulted him.

Sufleta entered the courtroom Friday with a confrontational attitude. He slammed his chair against the wall, then made several disparaging remarks to officers and to District Judge Don Bourne, who advised Sufleta to calm down or be removed.

After Bourne read some of the report details out loud, Sufleta became increasingly agitated and continued his foul remarks toward officers.

He swung his arms while shouting vulgarities. Bourne had him removed from the courtroom and set his bail at $200,000. He is required to appear in Pope County Circuit Court on March 4.

The arrest report stated Sufleta told officers he makes bombs and threatened to take care of the them after he is released from jail.

The report also stated he had a ski mask, a homemade steel knife and suspected body armor that was later found in a vehicle searched after he was in custody.